Two families are suing Meta over the suicides of their sons, accusing the technology giant of failing to implement safeguards to prevent sextortion schemes that led their teenagers to take their own lives. Tricia Maciejewski and Rosalind and Mark Downey filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the parent company of Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday….
The President has appealed to the Supreme Court to retain his authority to set tariff rates, while Congress is happy to submit tariff questions to the executive branch, and expects the Court to give its decision as early as January. Source link
Federal officials are set to testify Thursday morning before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Witnesses come from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health and NASA, and will face questions about…
President Trump in a fiery and aggressive speech Wednesday night touted the success of his term so far and also announced a “warrior dividend” for troops. The $1,776 bonus check will be funded by tariff revenues, Trump said. The President took credit for the economy, predicting that conditions would improve only in 2026. Recent polling…
The Texas Water Development Board said it recently approved accelerated timelines for two bills related to outdoor warning sirens in areas prone to flash flooding. Source link
Morning Report is The Hill’s newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ GOP moderates rally around Johnson ▪ Trump promotes record, $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ ▪ Bongino leaving the FBI ▪ New Medicaid work requirements A group of moderate House Republicans gave Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a headache when they joined with Democrats to force a…
Sen. Jackie Rosen (D-Nev.) has blocked the nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunde to serve as head of the Coast Guard after the service backed away from labeling swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, instead moving forward by listing the images as “potentially divisive.” New Coast Guard workplace harassment policy, which downgrades… Source link
More than five days after a gunman killed two people and wounded nine others at Brown University, authorities are still searching for the attacker. Authorities have released photos and video of a person of interest in Saturday’s shooting in Providence, RI, and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information… Source…
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-I.) said House Democratic leadership will introduce a discharge petition in January to take action on a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and their immediate families. The effort comes after some House Democrats spoke out against a bipartisan bill from Magaziner and Representatives Chip……
President Trump said Wednesday that his administration will send $1,776 “warrior dividend” checks to members of the military, crediting the tariffs and passing a major GOP tax and spending bill earlier this year. Trump said during a primetime address to the nation that 1.4 million troops would receive checks, with the amount selected… Source link
